King Abdullah II of Jordan will Tuesday start a working visit to Belgium for talks with a number of senior European and Belgian officials. On Wednesday, King Abdullah will head to Strasbourg, where he will deliver a key address before the European Parliament, dealing with ways to achieve peace in the Middle East, enhancing Euro-Jordanian relations and his efforts to bring about comprehensive reform in Jordan. In Brussels, King Abdullah will meet with European Commission President, Jose Manuel Barroso, European Council President, Herman Van Rompuy, and Belgian Prime Minister, Elio Di Rupo, for talks on Euro-Jordanian ties and ways of strengthening them, as well as latest developments in the Middle East. The King will also meet with President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, and a number of European parliamentarians, and Secretary-General of the Council of Europe, Thorbjorn Jagland, to discuss developments in the Middle East, and a number of issues of common concern, Jordan News Agency (Petra) reported.
